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History of the Back-To-School Project
 In
1998, a group of people thought it would be a good idea to buy backpacks and
school supplies for children living in local homeless shelters. They contacted Mike Harden, a
long-time columnist for The Columbus Dispatch, to help them by writing
an article to raise money to fund the project. He agreed if they would name the project after his close
friend and former columnist for The Columbus Dispatch, Tom
Fennessy. “Fenn,” as he was
known by his friends, was a champion for the underprivileged. He was in his forties when he died of
cancer in 1982. Unfortunately,
in 2010, we lost our friend and mentor, Mike Harden, to complications of the
same disease. Mike raised
awareness for this much needed project and was one of the driving forces that
has made it so successful.
Because of Mike Harden’s long-time commitment to help others who are
less fortunate, the board unanimously voted to officially change the name of
the project to honor his memory.
Betty Kletrovets, Mike Harden and Matt Tolliver. Matt achieved the rank of Eagle Scout
by collecting money and school supplies for the project.
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